Tassilo III of Bavaria

Tassilo III of Bavaria (741-) was the King of Bavaria from 748 to 788, succeeding Odilo of Bavaria and preceding Charlemagne.

Biography
Tassilo was born in 741 to the House of Agilofing, a dynasty of Catholic Germans. He succeeded his father Odilo of Bavaria after his death, and he was a ward of his uncle Pepin the Short of Francia. Tassilo was forced to swear fealty to Charlemagne and Carloman, Pepin's sons, but he "defaulted" on his promise during the Aquitainian rebellion. Later, Charlemagne and Pope Adrian I agreed that Tassilo was nothing but a rebellious duke, and he was stripped of his title in 788, which was given to Charlemagne.